Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 1:12:15 AM
Mon.-Fri.: 6pm, Zumba Fitness, Town Hall.
Wednesday, May 22: 9am, Northern Needles meets, St. Henry's Parish Center; 7pm, AA meets, Wesleyan Church; 7pm, RL Summer Events Meeting, RL school.
Thursday, May 23: 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry's Church-624-3077 to sign up; 5pm, Knitting / Crochet Circle meets, LL Library; 5pm, LL Summer Events Meeting, Town Hall.
Saturday, May 25: 5pm, Free Community Dinner, Wesleyan Church.
Monday, May 27: 7pm, LL Historical Society meets, Wesleyan Church Fell ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 9:14:39 AM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE – About 15 members of the public attended the Long Lake Central School District Board of Education meeting and a public hearing on the 2013/14 school budget Tuesday, May 14, with the meeting generating more comment than the budget.
The sole comment on the budget came from former BOE member Jules Comeau, who expressed his opposition “to any consideration to extend current bus routes approximately 10 miles to the school district border with th ...
Last Updated: Saturday, May 18, 2013 10:13:35 PM
SARANAC LAKE - Area residents can get ready to smile brightly as the Adirondack Health Mobile Dental Clinic hits the road for the summer.
Among other places, the Mobile Dental Clinic will be traveling to Long Lake and Tupper Lake.
The dental "clinic on wheels" serves residents ages 3 and older in outlying communities where limited resources and travel are obstacles to receiving timely dental care.
The Mobile Dental Clinic is certified to provide dental care by the New York State Department of He ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 12:09:46 AM
Mon.-Fri.: 6pm, Zumba Fitness, Town Hall.
Wednesday, May 15: 7pm, AA meets, Wesleyan Church.
Thursday, May 16: 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry's Church-624-3077 to sign up; 2pm, Wine Glass Decorating, RL Hotel & Tap Room; 5pm, Knitting / Crochet Circle meets, LL Library.
Saturday, May 18: 5pm, Free Community Dinner, Wesleyan Church.
Monday, May 20: 6:30pm, LL Fire Dept. Ladies Auxiliary meets, Nutrition Site.
Tuesday, May 21: 8:30am, Senior Shopping Bus departs St. Henry's Church-624-30 ...
Last Updated: Monday, May 06, 2013 3:44:42 PM
RAQUETTE LAKE - Raquette Lake Property Owners Association Inc. has changed its name. It is now Raquette Lake Preservation Foundation Inc.
The change reflects that the organization is not a property owner's association per se, but is dedicated to the preservation of the lake and surrounding area as well as education of the public on the merits of Raquette Lake.
The foundation is maintaining its four-phase aquatic anti-invasive aquatic plant program of Prevention, Detection, Education and Remediat ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 08, 2013 12:10:46 AM
Mon.-Fri.: 6pm, Zumba Fitness, Town Hall.
Wednesday, May 8: 9am, Northern Needles meets, St. Henry's Parish Center; 12-1pm, Ask The Nurse, LL Meal Site; 7pm, AA meets, Wesleyan Church.
Thursday, May 9: 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry's Church-624-3077 to sign up; 1pm, OES meets, Masonic Hall; 5pm, Knitting / Crochet Circle meets, LL Library.
Saturday, May 11: 5pm, Free Community Dinner, Wesleyan Church.
Monday, May 13: 7pm, LL Fire Dept. Drill Night, fire hall.
Tuesday, May 14: 6pm, LL Scho ...
Last Updated: Saturday, May 04, 2013 8:27:09 PM
LONG LAKE--This spring's Community Connections will start at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 9, with dinner at Long Lake Central School. Workshops begin at 6 p.m.
Community Connections brings school district residents together to share a healthy meal and an evening of workshops and displays set up throughout the school. The event is free, but donations will be accepted to help defray the cost of the meal.
Programming includes Russell Rider's "Big Vegetation for Dummies," Zumba, Reiki, Living with Black Bea ...
Last Updated: Saturday, May 04, 2013 8:23:37 PM
LONG LAKE - Long Lake Central School has announced the third-quarter honor roll for the 2012-13 school year as follows.
HIGH HONORS: Alex Signell, James Gocke, Peter Gocke, Karmen Howe, Chandler Seaman-O'Brien, Lillian Dechene, Leif Roalsvig, Ethan Bush, Madison Miller, Henry Sandiford, Curtis Seaman, Shaneka Burch, Ranya Hamdan, Prudence Dechene, Emily Gagnier, Kyle McMurtry, Jill Miller and Margaret Smith.
HONORS: Abbie Roalsvig, Olivia Penrose, Maria Black, Emma Gocke, Lance Gocke, Jazmin Pir ...
Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013 9:58:33 PM
PETER GOCKE,
a sixth-grader at Long Lake Central School, recently won the Iroquois Reading Council's Newspaper In Education contest.
He toured The (Glens Falls) Chronicle and worked with its publisher, Mark Frost.
JILL MILLER
has been inducted into the National Technical Honor Society. She is studying cosmetology at the Adirondack Educational Center Career and Technical Program.
ARTISTS
Lillian Dechene, Austin Pierce, Maria Black and Kole Morrissey have had their work selected for display at the ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, May 01, 2013 12:09:13 AM
Mon.-Fri.: 6pm, Zumba Fitness, Town Hall.
Wednesday, May 1: 9am, Community Pride Day, Mt. Sabattis; 7pm, AA meets, Wesleyan Church.
Thursday, May 2: 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry's Church-624-3077 to sign up; 5pm, Knitting / Crochet Circle meets, LL Library.
Friday, May 3: 7pm, RL Fire Dept. meets, firehouse.
Monday, May 6: 7pm, LL Fire Dept. meets, fire hall.
Tuesday, May 7: 8:30am, Senior Shopping Bus departs St. Henry's Church-624-3077 to sign up.
Wednesday, May 8: 9am, Northern Needl ...
Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013 9:52:39 PM
LONG LAKE - Long Lake and Raquette Lake business owners and residents can learn all about Facebook Monday, May 6, from 7-8:30 p.m. at the Town Hall at 1204 Main Street here.
Learn how to set up a Facebook Business Page with Long Lake Parks, Recreation & Tourism Director Alex Roalsvig, plus all kinds of helpful hints on how to manage a page and grow traffic for a business.
Logo images and a bold cover picture should be on the laptop computer each student brings to the class. Don't have a lapt ...
Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2013 6:26:06 PM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
RAQUETTE LAKE - The Town of Long Lake will save about $3,000 yearly on its electric bills by having one supplier rather than several.
The town board agreed to standardize the electric supplier portion of its bills from New York State Electric & Gas for each building it owns.
Deputy Supervisor Cindy Thompson said research done by the office determined $500 can be saved every other month by making NYSEG the one and only energy supplier instead of having several ...
Last Updated: Monday, April 22, 2013 7:57:06 PM
Mon.-Fri.: 6pm, Zumba Fitness, Town Hall.
Wednesday, April 24: 9am, Northern Needles meets, St. Henry's Parish Center; 12pm, Poetry Presentation, Nutrition Site--LL students; 7pm, AA meets, Wesleyan Church; 7pm, Trivia Night, Adk. Hotel; 7:30pm, Town Board meets, Town Hall.
Thursday, April 25: 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry's Church-624-3077 to sign up; 5pm, Knitting / Crochet Circle meets, LL Library.
Friday, April 26: 9pm, Open Mic Night, Adk. Hotel.
Saturday, April 27: 5pm, Free Communit ...
Last Updated: Monday, April 29, 2013 10:05:49 AM
updated April 29 at 10:06 a.m. to add list of school superintendents since 1996.
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE – Despite meeting for over five hours Tuesday, April 16, the Long Lake Central School Board of Education failed to approve a budget that would come in under the tax levy cap, presented by Superintendent Mary Jo Dickerson and Business Manager Victoria Snide.
The BOE did not approve the proposed budget because it wants to consider increasing Pre-K schooling from the cu ...
Last Updated: Friday, April 19, 2013 1:29:56 PM
By CRISTINE MEIXNER
Editor
NEWCOMB - The local branch of Community Bank, N.A. at 4995 State Route 28N here will close July 19, leaving patrons with about a 16-mile drive to what will become the nearest branch, in Long Lake. Their accounts will automatically be transferred there.
The same old faces will greet them, as the employees who work at the Newcomb branch come from the Long Lake branch.
The Newcomb branch has been open just two days a week. Hal Wentworth, senior vice president for retail b ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 8:54:33 AM
Wednesday, April 17: 9am, Northern Needles meets, St. Henry's Parish Center; 7pm, AA meets, Wesleyan Church.
Thursday, April 18: 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry's Church-624-3077 to sign up; 5pm, Knitting / Crochet Circle meets, LL Library.
Monday, April 22: 4-7pm, Youth Earth Day Celebration, Geiger Arena; 7pm, RL School Board meets, school.
Tuesday, April 23: 11-11:30am, Ask The Nurse, RL School; 5:30pm, Lions Club meets; 7pm, LL Library Board of Trustees meets, library.
Wednesday, April 2 ...
Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013 3:42:18 PM
LONG LAKE - The Long Lake Central School Shared-Decision Making Committee will host a Community Connections evening from 5-9 p.m. Thursday, May 9, at Long Lake Central School.
Community Connections is a yearly event for school district residents to share a healthy meal and an evening of educational and entertaining workshops. The event is free, but donations will be accepted to help defray the cost of the meal.
The evening will begin with a spaghetti dinner from 5-6 p.m. Three 55-minute workshop ...
Last Updated: Saturday, April 13, 2013 3:18:04 PM
LONG LAKE - A public informational meeting on Hamlets II will start at noon Tuesday, April 30, at Long Lake Town Hall.
Planners Bill Johnston and Roger Trancik will discuss the Hamlets III destination planning process, including the grant-funded intensive summer educational work sessions for the towns of Indian Lake and Long Lake.
Attendees are encouraged to bring a brown bag lunch and ask questions.
AND IN RAQUETTE LAKE...
Join the Long Lake Parks and Recreation Department Tuesday, May 21, at 7 ...
Last Updated: Thursday, April 18, 2013 8:39:19 AM
By CRISTINE MEIXNER
Editor
LONG LAKE - Canoers and kayakers who are planning to paddle through long-closed private property here may want to put their plans on hold.
The Friends of Thayer Lake and the Brandreth Park Association will appeal the Feb. 25 Supreme Court ruling that opens a waterway on their property here to the public.
The Adirondack Almanack reported earlier this month that Attorney Dennis Phillips of Glens Falls said his clients would appeal but did not say on what grounds the appe ...
Last Updated: Thursday, April 11, 2013 11:57:14 AM
LONG LAKE - Long Lake Central School Pre-K and Kindergarten classes studied a unit called Community Helpers during March, learning about various jobs and careers and how they relate to the community.
The children learned the specifics about tools used, vehicles driven, uniforms worn and education or training needed for each job. They also learned about safety procedures and how some community helpers work together to keep a community safe.
In addition to learning about jobs through literature, v ...
Last Updated: Monday, April 08, 2013 9:18:11 PM
Wednesday, April 10: 9am, Northern Needles meets, St. Henry's Parish Center; 12-1pm, Ask The Nurse, LL Meal Site; 7pm, AA meets, Wesleyan Church.
Thursday, April 11: 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry's Church-624-3077 to sign up; 1pm, OES meets, Masonic Hall; 5pm, Knitting / Crochet Circle meets, LL Library; 6pm, Zumba Fitness, Town Hall.
Saturday, April 13: 5pm, Free Community Dinner, Wesleyan Church.
Monday, April 15: 6pm, Zumba Fitness, Town Hall; 7pm, LL Fire Dept. Auxiliary meets, Nutritio ...
Last Updated: Saturday, April 06, 2013 10:57:52 PM
Pick any state highway in Hamilton County -- Rt. 8, Rt. 10, Rt. 28 or Rt. 30 -- and you will be sure to find sections in need of repair, sections that can damage a car and sections that might cause one to lose control. This sign on Rt. 28 a few miles east of the hamlet of Raquette Lake was recently updated by some anonymous member of the public who has grown tired of waiting for the NYS Department of Transportation to fix the bumpy road. He (or she) covered over the 'miles' portion of the sign t ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 8:15:45 AM
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Wednesday, April 3: 9am, Northern Needles meets, St. Henry’s Parish Center; 10:30am, Babies Belong In Libraries, LL Library; 7pm, AA meets, Wesleyan Church; ?, Handgun Safety For Women—624-2375.
Thursday, April 4: 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry’s Church — 624-3077 to sign up; 5pm, Knitting / Crochet Circle meets, LL Library; 6pm, Zumba Fitness, Town Hall.
Friday, ...
Last Updated: Wednesday, April 03, 2013 8:17:14 AM
By PETE KLEIN
Express News Staff
LONG LAKE—The Long Town Board passed a resolution to endorse an application submitted by the Hamilton County Board of Supervisors to the Department of State for a 2012/13 Local Government Efficiency Grant Program, seeking grant funds to support Shared Fuel Services it hopes will result in fuel cost savings and increased efficiencies for the town, school and emergency response departments.
The County is acting as the lead applicant, along with the towns of ...
Last Updated: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 5:25:17 PM
Wednesday, March 27: 9am, Northern Needles meets, St. Henry's Parish Center; 7pm, AA meets, Wesleyan Church; 7:30pm, Town Board meets, Town Hall.
Thursday, March 28: 10am, Swim Bus leaves St. Henry's Church-624-3077 to sign up; 5pm, Knitting / Crochet Circle meets, LL Library; 6pm, Zumba Fitness, Town Hall.
Saturday, March 30: 5pm, Free Community Dinner, Wesleyan Church.
Monday, April 1: 6pm, Zumba Fitness, Town Hall; 7pm, LL Fire Dept. meets, fire hall.
Tuesday, April 2: 8:30am, Senior Shop ...
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